G Man The AdMan: Recent Episodes
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It’s in your home everyday, during your morning drive to work, on the bus, even inside your pizza box. We sure do love advertising (sure, sometimes it makes us cringe), so hang out with Grant Sithole alongside some of the guys and girls behind the ads you love and sometimes loathe. We’ll chat, we’ll laugh, we’ll interrogate and because this is CliffCentral, it’ll be like no other ad show out there!
Remember that guy who drove his car off a cliff all those years ago and lived to tell the story? Well Steven Tyler and his team at Net#Work BBDO went back there and he is here to tell us all about it. We talk process, clients who love great work and much more. I mean, come on!
They call themselves 'your agency's favourite agency' because they have a finger on the pulse of the culture like no one else out there. Lazi has made some of your favourite brands look good... they are in the stu and pull no punches. I mean, come on!
Kagiso Musi is in the stu and we get into all of it. Nike, The Odd Number and Wimpy, The Nandos ad, TBWA handing back their Loerie, Avatar and M&C Saatchi, ndi bala ntoni na? You want to listen to this show very carefully. I mean, come on!
Neo Makongoza and Lazarus Mathebula are in the studio and it is as raucous as you expect it to be. These musical minds share similarities, disparities and frustrations from both sides of the microphone/decks. We even get into that award that had to be sent back. I mean, come on.
Creative leader of TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Chairperson of The Creative Circle, Mr Pete Khoury is in the stu! This man lets us in on some of the gems that John Hunt leaves for him now and then. We also talk Cannes, transformation, and a whole lot more that your CD needs to hear. I mean, come on!
The One Club Bootcamp is back in the country! We talk to Xolisa Dyeshana about the growth of the initiative and all about the new intake. We then shift gears and go to Cape Town to speak to Mthunzi Plaaitjie, MD of Avatar in Cape Town, who reminds us that the republic is ready for change. We get into it very well. I mean, come on!!!
Two young minds and relevantly opinionated souls are in the studio and we get into it real quick. The work, the parties, the talks, the everything. It also gets pretty heated with disagreements. I mean, come on!!
Yup, he is in the stu and we get into it from minute one. Tebogo talks about meeting Spike Lee, the difference between collaborating with agencies and artists, and what agencies could be doing better for the process. I mean, come on!
Super Strategist and founder of the first underwear brand that caters to the African skin tone, Gugu Nkabinde is in the stu and she is dropping knowledge for free! You and your head of strategy need to hear this show. I mean, come on!
Thembalethu Msibi and Mpumi Ngwenya-Tshabangu are in the stu! The team that created the much talked about Telkom ad with Kwesta talks about the way they create the work, strange agencies, and a whole lot more. I mean, come on!
In the stu today, we have two of GRID’s design greats pay us a visit. Wade Moonsamy, ranked No:1 Designer – Africa and Middle East by the Loeries, and SJ Naude (Creative Director). We are talking all things design and most importantly their Coachella experience. Tune in. Oh yeah, Lerato and Chiedza are rolling sans Grant... he is out there putting out advertising fires.
Is it stepping into or out of the dark side? We get into what it takes to collaborate with multinationals as effectively and efficiently as local clients. Rorisang tells us why she entered Cannes over the Prism awards. It gets pretty real pretty quickly. I mean, come on!!!
Digital is just a medium. So you still need to be great at it. Meadowlands is in the house!!! Kabelo Moshapalo, ECD at TBWA, is in the studio and we talk about it all. The resignation of Martin Sorrell, black kids in digital, access to ballet, all that. Also, we laugh a bit. I mean, come on!
Your boi is rolling solo today! I unpack a few of the new ads out there and give mine and other people's opinions on them. But still respecting the fact that bad ads happen to good people all the time. I mean, come on!!
When you are the minds behind the most awarded production company at the 2018 SAFTAs, then you have to come and tell us how you do it. Vincent Moloi and Lodi Matsetela are in the stu and there are truth bombs and thought-provoking words everywhere. Your CD needs to hear this. O ta tala nana!!! I mean, come on!
Mbali Ndlovu is in the stu with her entourage of PR dopeness (the rest of her squad even calls in at some point). We talk Listeriosis, The PR job for SA tourism during the water crisis, and she shoots some hard shots at convention and about having an all-black all-female team in the ad game. I mean, come on!
The brand-newly appointed MD of GRID is in the stu and we pick her brain about everything. A phenomenal, passionate soul who shoots from the proverbial hip. ABOUT EVERYTHING! I mean, come on.
Your emails and DMs have been heard! This show flips the script. Lerato Ngakane is in the studio and she interviews Grant Sithole. They cover everything from Avatar to Meadowlands to Entrepreneurship... and everything in between. I mean, come on!
GreenPeace activist, filmmaker, writer and pretty much most things you can think of Lerato Ngakane is in the stu and it gets very lit very quickly. We get into all things advertising, while we find out about her journey through this game we love. I mean, come on!!
Chocolate Milk and Cookies, a film production company with acclaimed director Raps Selogiloe at the helm, is in the stu and we get in there! We talk the H&M fiasco, 2018, and get into the things we really hope not to deal with in the new year. I mean, come on.
This icon of South Africa advertising, branding, design, communication and pretty much every aspect of the game is in the stu! We chat about the next life stage of his globally influential agency and find out where it all started for him. And naturally, we laugh a lot. I mean, come on!
Kutlwano Ditsele (Kut The Filmmaker) is in the stu and we get into it for real. He walks us through his crazy journey from Mafikeng to LA to Bomb to Ayeye to Seriti films. We talk Libya, Miss Universe, The Black Queen and he tells us a story that involves him and Megan Good. I mean, come on!!!
Hlami Sunshine Shibambo, Tumi Mohube, and Mandla Streetboss Mazibuko of Cheri Ya Se Kasi are in the stu and we go through it all. We talk representation in ads, relationships with agencies, and why you don't have to be an entrepreneur. I mean, come on.
Lebogang Rasethaba of Arcade is in the studio and he drops some wisdom on the matter in a big way. We also discuss whether the ad game is misrepresenting itself out there. Oh but we laugh and get serious with the same vigour and dopeness. I mean, come on!!
It's the week after the Pendorings and Melusi Tshabalala and Kholiwe Sinuma are in the stu. We talk to some winners, get into the importance of Pendorings, and then Studio 214 talk to us about how they relaunched the Lesotho Broadcasting Company. I mean, come on!
Zwelakhe Tshabangu is in the stu and no holds are barred for real. We get into some tough chats about the industry and why big brands are trusting the 'little guy'. We also laugh at advertising and its people. A lot. I mean, come on!!!
Oh we get real deep real quick in this episode. Fran Luckin is in the stu and we tackle some issues that shouldn't be issues in 2017. And we laugh. And she drops some gems that remind us why she is the writing powerhouse that she is. And we laugh. I mean, come on!
When photographer extraordinaire Leeroy Jason is in the house there are no holds barred. He speaks about how people screwed him over before, how car shoots are reserved for a special few and he even names names! I mean, come on!
When you've worked on and shaped some of SA's most influential brands and now you are about to go and take on NYC, you must have some stories and inspiration to share. Ntsako Mitenda is also in the stu talking his Soweto-based modelling agency and more dopeness. I mean, come on!
Nandi Dlepu, Business Unit Director at Thackwell and Whittaker, Co-founder of The WKND SOCIAL, Facilitator of Bloom, Joho MOMS, FeelGood Series (and that's just the stuff that can fit on here) is in the studio and we get into everything from agency culture to creating a creative community we can all be proud of. Chiedza also cameos with some dope questions. I mean, come on!
Founder of 10 and 5 and all round inspirational everything man, Uno is in the studio and he takes us through his journey as a young kid from Cape Town to one of the most influential curators of SA culture out there. We also shout out Jan van Riebeek. I mean, come on!
Three winners in three categories and they are all on this post-Loeries hangout. Oh you want to hear these leaders speak their minds. I mean, come on.
Talking to Mike Schalit is always an honour and a hoot, and this hangout is no different. We talk about #CD, a book that sounds magical in a lot of ways, and why the game needs its excellent side now more than ever. And then we call up The Book Of Swag! Oh this part gets lit very quickly as they remind us about the importance of inspiring Kasi kids to greatness. And they are throwing a yacht party y'all. I mean, come on.
It's the interruptions, the car briefs that conveniently end up on male creatives' desks, and the general assery that is a male-dominated industry that needs to hear some hard truths. Suhana Gordhan and Simone Bosman are in the studio talking about Open Chair. You and your boss need to hear this. I mean, come on.
Spitfire Films are in the house! In this broadcast from Mediatech Africa 2017 we get into what goes into creating great content, creative trust and faith, and we even delve into the ACA press release about the Telkom pitch. I mean, come on!
Jimmy Smith (Amusement Park CEO, CCO), Xolisa Dyeshana and Stephanie Smith (One Club) are in the studio! We talk the inclusion and transformation and Jimmy pulls no punches about what's wrong with some senior black people in advertising. I mean, come on!
Creative souls previously with one of SA's biggest production houses, Velocity, have come together to create an advertising Voltron of sorts. Mpho Twala and Sabelo Mahlangu are in the studio and we talk about The Rudeboy Collective, Rob Malpage, Cat Lindsay, Anthony Bila, Monareng Mokwetla, collaborating with people outside of advertising, Bell Pottinger, how to stop complaining about change and then some. And we laugh. I mean, come on!
Jerry Mpufane is in the house and breaks down their partnership with Levergy. We delve into talent development, mentorship, entitlement and then some. We also laugh quite a bit. I mean, come on!
Monalisa Zwambila, CEO of Riverbed, will blow your mind. We talk about what it takes to get to this place, pitch processes, multinationals, Nana Coyote (see, that's why you might need to look a little further for your insights) and many more. I mean, come on!
There's a brand of advertiser that we are famous for and the world can't get enough of it. Mbuso Ndlovu and Tlali Taoana are on the line dropping some knowledge, learnings and laughs. I mean, come on!
Bakone Media, Ireland Davenport and BOS are in the stu together with Nontokozo Madonsela (PBBSA at Standard Bank) and they speak about the journey to the What's Your Next? campaign. I mean, come on!
Remember that meeting when the client told you that your campaign isn't going to resonate with the market and you knew they were right? Mogorosi Mashilo is the founder and trend analyst at TrendER and he's here to fix your life. Seabe George is also here again. I mean, come on!
Brett Wild is back in the Executive Creative Director's chair. We talk about new prospects and possibilities and how he is fixing to lead the creative ship. Once again we break news first when Andrew Human talks Jury Presidents of the Loeries and things like how the judges are chosen. I mean, Come On!
FCBAfrica's Thabang 'TipiDang' Manyelo won two Golds at The One Show. He's 25. We chat about process, passion, The Loeries, The Haters, The Determination, The Truth! And we laugh. And talk smack. I mean, come on!
A huge announcement this week... Neo Mashigo has joined M&C Saatchi Abel as Creative Partner and he joins us from Cape Town. Then we hang out with Jabulile Koapa and Sophie Maarohanye, two former advertising creatives who started Travelbug Stokvel. I mean, come on!
The relationship between agency and client can be the difference between making great work together and making advertising that neither agency nor client can be proud of. Your boi hangs out with Shireez Latief, Senior Marketing Manager at BBC worldwide. I mean, come on!
Nyiko Ray Ray Mphande, Marlin Van Noie and Saki Piliso are in the stu talking their brand of advertising and breaking down their model of Street Science. We get into the selection of the SA Cannes Jury and some custard ads. I mean, come on!
Akio Kawahito and Suhana Gordhan are in the stu. What can advertisers learn from the unique way in which The Kool Out Gang put together a SXSW-esque festival in Jozi? Suhana also tells us about some new developments at the Loeries. I mean, come on!!!
Maloto Thobejane and Thato Mokoena are in the stu talking about their journey with this dope dope agency. We call a previous winner of The Loeries Graduate programme who is in fiery Durban. We also pay tribute to adgame stalwart Mr Joe Mafela. I mean, Come On!!!
How does an independent agency from Summer Place inspire the Kenyan market to change the way they bank? Dean and Akona are in the stu talking about what we should be doing to be better at this adgame on the continent. Grant also calls them by the wrong name at some point and now owes them dinner. I mean, come on!
Karabo Denalane and Julian Ribeiro are in the stu. They speak to us about how the famous agency is re-imagining itself and its approach to work in a changing adgame. They also give us their take on the transformation conversation. I mean, come on!
Every day we hear about a small agency that's just snatched a piece of advertising pie from the big players. Oh it is on. We also hang out with Young Creative winner, all round big mouth, and inspiration - Melusi Mloo Mhlungu. I mean, come on!
When you are the CEO of an agency that hires all types of business solution oriented individuals, you know one or two things about how the kind of person we are employing has had to change. Neo announces an account win and we also get a surprise visit from a Botswana-based creative. I mean, come on!
Is it still a sign of commitment to the job when creatives leave the office at 5am? Or are we driving them to committing suicide? Grant also talks to Khethiwe Makhubo of GirlTalk. Boom!
Former music performer Monde Mkhizwana and founder on Wonga music is in studio talking music in the adworld. This dude has done work on some of the biggest brands and has some new views up his sleeve. LIT!
Hunts, M&C Saatchi, Metropolitan Republic... agencies are going through some significant changes Grant delves into that stuff big time. Then he talks to Thurlow Hanson-Moore of MbongiWorks about the great work they've been up to and how they are changing the ADgame up with their storytelling model. Boom!!!
What do you know about trailers for books? Grant hangs out with the brains (and mouths) behind BookBeak.co.za - one of the most groundbreaking come-ups yet. Plus they burn some Kugas in a WarRoom. Boom!
Like the TuckShop Lady and the Mkhulu who drives the Kombi, your boi is back. Grant hangs out with Mercantile Bank and Studio 214, who are making real change. They also get into the challenges of running live social media campaigns. Dazit.
If you have been living without major organs for most of your life, blood donation is a real factor. Grant talks to Joe Mann (SANBS brand ambassador) and Ntombifuthi Ukbeka about the brand and what you can do to help.
AdFocus Medium Size Agency of the Year! You don't just get there this quickly without being a little out of the ordinary... and Mr Veli Ngubane is exactly that. Listen to him on that lit tip.
There are some nice men making more advertising money than you. A lot more! Millions more. Grant gets Bonginkosi's view on this phenomenon. He also talks about his journey into adland. It's Lit-thuli House out here.
Three former agency producers speak freely! Keabetswe Mokwena, Ofentse Moremi and Simone Bosman are in the Lit-arium. Simone also drops some really important news. Oh you want this.
Ivan Mmusetji Moroke, co-founder of Co-Currency and industry stalwart is in the building and the transformation conversation takes another interesting turn. Lit's get it in!!!
Grant Sithole gets into unchartered territory with Strategic Planner Kerry Hibberd from Net#work BBDO. There is also a big account move announcement that's sure to get your tint quivering (vagina reference). TooLit Madonsela.
'We are coming for everything' is a mindset that's taken over the Twitter and Facebook streets and the brains behind it are in the studio. Grant and this multi-purposed leader George Matsheke take on all things Progressive- advertising-people and taking responsibility for changing our destiny. House Too-Lit!
The talented trio come out guns blazing and reveal some shocking anecdotes from their presentations in AdWorld. These guy have words.... and fire! TooLit Madonsela.
Pangea Ultima is in the house! Grant chats to James Cloete about the young agency Pangea Ultima and their brand new model. They also get into how agencies can avoid capitulating under their own ambition.
Mpho Twala and Monareng Makwetla are in the studio and just a few seconds in you'll know how on point these gentlemen are. Grant and the guys talk production on the continent, politics and the "chommie" economy. Lit like lit things!!!
There are so many shots fired out here this podcast should come with a first aid kit. Moer! Listen to Lovemore take on all that proactive work we produce and more issues get burned. Litigation Station!
Chris Gotz tells us everything! Former Creative Circle chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy SA is in the building... he fires some shots at both Chicago and SA industries, why he's back and his new role at OFYT. And then he fires some more shots. Lit-mus!
In studio today is the guy who can actually answer the question: Has Grant left advertising? Joel Lebethe, Grant's partner at Bakone Media and advertising talks startups and shoots hella hard from the hip. Lit-erati!
Hold on tight because inspirational advertising giant Ahmed Tilly is in the building and he drops some crazy knowledge bombs. Any and everybody in advertising and branding needs to hear this man speak. Grant talks to him about what it takes to be the captain of Black River FC and then they delve into some real advertising issues.
Chairperson of the Loeries, Suhana Gordhan, is in the house to help usher out Women's Month and talk about her new role and all things 'Ad Game'. Grant then gets into the brand Babes Wodumo. How did we find ourselves in this beautiful mess? Lit-Lit-Hooray!
It's Loeries Week and some of SA's most influential... erm... influencers are in the studio. Three of the minds and mouths behind trend-gazing/making Book Of Swag will be schooling us on the blogger landscape and pretty much all things Influence.
Ningi and Lowena are in the house and it's Lituania in the studio! Grant speaks to two of the sharpest minds in the 'client' game right now and get into what advertising agencies could be doing better. Pitches, parties, metaphors and everything else is covered. Welcome to Lituania...
Kholiwe Sinuma and Neo Rakgajane are in the studio... what was meant to be a chat about election day takes an offramp for the lit!
Shots of every kind are fired at the status quo on the show today! Acclaimed commercial director, documentary maker, and all-round uncensored mouth, Dumisani Phakathi is in the studio and leaves it in fireball ruins.
Some of advertising's most influential women pay Grant a visit. They talk about things the game needs to hear. Nkgabiseng Motau, Mukondi Ralushaya, Judith Mofutsanyana and Sizakele Morutlulle light the studio up.
Grant hangs out with Zethu Mashika, the guy behind some of the soundtracks and scores to the music and movies you love. There have been some announcements and appointments in the land of ad and he talks about those too.
It's post-Cannes week so Grant looks at some of the winners and losers from the south of France. He then chats to the leadership of Studio 214, Melusi Tshabalala. He also talks about the SPCA, ads, growing up in the game and more.
It's another big advertising week and Grant has some big dogs in the studio. Sibusiso Sitole and Xola Nouse talk about the new kid on the advertising agency block and they have a big announcement that they are breaking on the show! Also, they know some people who won big in Cannes so they might be making an international call...
It's Youth Day Eve and G Man is talking to some young uns who have done some pretty big advertising things in their short time in the game. He will be facilitating a turn-up with Thapelo Manyelo, Tshepo Mosoeu and Khanyi Mpumlwana... three young, explosive minds from FCB Africa. The 'Lit'-eratti is in the stu!
G Man spends some time with commercial director Mzi Kumalo. They chat about ads, Cannes, account moves, what it's like to live on set food and of course laugh and talk a bunch of crap in between.
Advertising has been responsible for launching a whole slew of careers. Many an actor, musician and all-round entertainer have found advertising to be their springboard to great things. In this edition, G Man is hanging out with comedians and former admen Loyiso Madinga, Donovan Goliath and The Napsta. There'll be laughs, there'll be banter... but mostly laughs.
It's been an interesting couple of days in the land of ad. A few pieces of communication that have surfaced in the media recently have had people asking, "Kanti, what the actual f*ck?". Guests are Commercial Director and former ECD, Brett Wild and Zwelakhe Zee Tshabangu, the dope creative talent that is also the ECD of DashBoard Africa.
It's the second edition of G Man The AdMan - everything you need to know about the advertising industry. Grant Sithole hangs out with Festus Masekwameng, the brains behind the iconic SABC One campaign, 'Take Another Look at Mzansi'. They chat about his role in the advertising industry, how he got in and his new role as creative leader of MKT Media. Grant also discusses plagiarism in the ad industry and the Coronation/Tangerine debacle.
It's in your home everyday, during your morning drive to work, on the bus, even inside your pizza box. We sure do love advertising (sure, sometimes it makes us cringe), so hang out with Grant Sithole alongside some of the guys and girls behind the ads you love and sometimes loathe. We chat, we laugh, we interrogate and because this is CliffCentral, it's like no other ad show out there! On this first edition Grant hangs out with Executive Creative Director of Connect & More, Qingqile Mdlulwa.